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River Flood Watch 2, NWS Columbia, SC
NWS Columbia, SC issued this river flood watch at Mar 28, 2009, 6:21 PM EDT for Calhoun County, Lexington County, Richland County, South Carolina. It took effect at Mar 30, 2009, 11:19 AM EDT. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 28, 2009, 6:21 PM EDT (22:21 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 30, 2009, 11:19 AM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 29, 2009, 3:37 PM EDT
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Columbia, SC
- Flood severity
- None
Counties Calhoun County, SC, Lexington County, SC, Richland County, SC
The radar
The Columbia radar (KCAE), 15 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The river
Written for the forecast point Congaree River at Carolina Eastman (CEAS1).
- Action stage
- 114 ft
- Minor stage
- 115 ft
- Moderate stage
- 119 ft
- Major stage
- 126 ft
This gauge today: stage, forecast and historic crests
Stage from the USGS instantaneous record, one reading an hour, from a day before the product to a day after it ended. Flood stages are today's.
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this river flood watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Columbia, SC wrote its last area forecast discussion before this river flood watch went out at Mar 28, 6:03 PM EDT, 18 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 28, 6:03 PM EDT, 18 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 28, 3:23 PM EDT, 2 hours 58 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 323 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 GAZ040-063-064-SCZ015-016-018-020>022-025>029-290030- LINCOLN-MCDUFFIE-COLUMBIA-LANCASTER-CHESTERFIELD-MCCORMICK-NEWBERRY- FAIRFIELD-KERSHAW-EDGEFIELD-SALUDA-LEXINGTON-RICHLAND-LEE- 323 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 11 PM EDT SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED. GAZ065-077-SCZ030-031-035>038-041-290030- RICHMOND-BURKE-AIKEN-SUMTER-BARNWELL-ORANGEBURG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON- BAMBERG- 323 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...TORNADO WATCH 90 IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 11 PM EDT SUNDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL GEORGIA AND CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. TORNADO WATCH. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. LAKE WIND ADVISORY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Mar 28, 2:33 PM EDT, 3 hours 48 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 233 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 SCZ041-281930- BAMBERG- 233 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY IN BAMBERG COUNTY... THUNDERSTORMS APPROACHING FROM THE SOUTHWEST WILL MOVE INTO PARTS OF BAMBERG COUNTY BETWEEN 300 PM AND 400 PM. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WILL LIKELY CONTAIN WIND GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH... FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT. REMEMBER...A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR USUALLY OFFERS THE BEST PROTECTION FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND TORNADOES. LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS OR POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. JL
Special weather statement, Mar 28, 4:04 PM EDT, 2 hours 17 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 404 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 SCZ028-031-036>038-041-282100- BAMBERG-CALHOUN-CLARENDON-ORANGEBURG-RICHLAND-SUMTER- 404 PM EDT SAT MAR 28 2009 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE AFFECTING BAMBERG...CALHOUN... CLARENDON...ORANGEBURG...RICHLAND AND SUMTER COUNTIES... AT 402 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 16 MILES WEST OF ORANGEBURG TO SMOAKS...OR ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 16 MILES WEST OF ORANGEBURG TO 14 MILES WEST OF SAINT GEORGE...MOVING NORTHEAST AT 30 MPH. PEOPLE IN CALHOUN...EASTERN BAMBERG...ORANGEBURG...SOUTHEASTERN RICHLAND...SOUTHWESTERN SUMTER AND WESTERN CLARENDON COUNTIES...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF BRANCHVILLE...ORANGEBURG...AND HOLLY HILL...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN. WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THESE STORMS. REMEMBER...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM. REPORT LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS OR FLOODING TO YOUR COUNTY SHERIFF...OR CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN COLUMBIA TOLL FREE AT 1 800 7 7 5 7 1 9 9.
Special weather statement, Mar 28, 5:01 PM EDT, 1 hour 20 minutes before
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</html>The office that day
Everything else NWS Columbia, SC issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 28, 12:21 PM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | CAE | Richland | 114 min |
| Mar 28, 2:48 PM EDT | Lake Wind Advisory | CAE | Aiken, Bamberg, Barnwell, Calhoun, Chesterfield, Clarendon and 10 more | 32 hr |
| Mar 28, 4:33 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Orangeburg | 57 min |
| Mar 28, 4:58 PM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CAE | Clarendon | 77 min |
| Mar 28, 5:05 PM EDT | Tornado Warning | CAE | Clarendon, Orangeburg | 55 min |
Nearby
River Flood Watches in South Carolina, 2009Every river flood watch in 2009
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive; the gauge from the NWS water service and the USGS.